church. His last words, it is said, were, “It is too much to lose both body and soul.” His death was not recorded by Van Braght in the Martyrs’ Mirror. The last years of Menno’s life were saddened by the dissentions on the question of the ban, which led to a division. His wife and son—John—died before him while two daughters are known to have survived him. He died at Wüstenfelde in 1561, the date being probably January 31. “His last exhortation,” says a trustworthy writer “he gave on his death bed,